Considering the valuable role friends play in our life it was deemed to fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship. The United States Congress, in 1935, proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship Day. Since then, celebration of National Friendship Day became an annual event. The noble idea of honoring the beautiful relationship of friendship caught on with the people and soon Friendship Day became a hugely popular.
Following the popularity and success of Friendship Day in US, several other countries adopted the tradition of dedicating a day to friends.
In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie - the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship.
